Brief Essay On Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Life

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in Salzburg, Vienna on January 27, 1756. He was born to a mother, father, and sister. There were more children, but no one lived past childhood. Wolfgang was a determined and musically smart little boy. He knew what he was doing behind a set of piano keys. He was a prodigy to say the least. He accomplished more in a lifetime then most could in two lifetimes. Over the course of his thirty-five years on earth he composed around 600 compositions. Mozart’s family was supported of his talents. Some a little more than others. Leopold Mozart, his father, especially. His father was very determined to have Wolfgang be famous and make lots of money. He almost was forcefully making Wolfgang work long hours and days. They would go on long trips so people could hear how wonderfully and beautifully Mozart played the piano. They would catch all kinds of colds and …show more content…
First is mother died when he was young of an illness that she refused treatment for. When Mozart was old his father died, which caused Mozart to write a very dark pieces of music. According to the documentary, Mozart’s first child died, but the most lived. Finally, Mozart’s death. In the movie, he died because he was drinking all the time and became ill. There is no other word to describe Mozart’s funeral other than depressing. Depressing because it was raining, there were not very many people there at all, and because not many of the people there were crying. People who actually showed up for his funeral were Constanze, his child, and a few others were there. As his body was carried off into the distance to the actual burial everyone just walked away. One person, other than the family members that were there was Antonio Salieri. The man who claimed to have killed Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. He did not physically pull the trigger on him but he claims to have pushed Mozart to his death. According to the documentary all accusations are